BASES Outreach Hubs 2024-2025

There was a successful pilot of the BASES Outreach Hubs in 2023-2024, which included an initial 10 institutions. Last year, over 100 posters were submitted from over 20 schools around the country and the winner was announced in April 2024.

For its second year, following open expressions of interest, BASES has now expanded the number of Outreach Hubs to 32. The expansion of BASES Outreach Hubs will enable BASES to engage with more school students and teachers, as well as members of the public.

BASES will continue to run the school poster competition in 2024-2025, where every Outreach Hub will engage and support school students to develop information posters on topics that they have interacted with during visits to higher education institutions. With 22 more hubs this year, we are expecting more posters and more schools to engage!

The Outreach Hubs will also support delivery of other forms of outreach such as public talks, webinars and engagement with teachers.

Commenting on the success of the recent applications and the quality of submissions received, Prof John Dickinson FBASES, Chair of the BASES Outreach Panel, said, “Expanding the number of outreach hubs to 32 is amazing only two years into the project. BASES Outreach Panel is delighted that so many institutions are able to support BASES and deliver excellent outreach across the UK. The increased number of Hubs will significantly enhance BASES’ ability to spread the word about the great applied work and research that BASES’ members do to make a difference to society.“

List of BASES Hubs for 2024-2025:

AECC University College

Anglia Ruskin University

Bedfordshire University

Birmingham City University

Bournemouth University

Buckinghamshire New University

Essex University

Gloucester University

Keele University

Lancaster University

Leeds Trinity University

Liverpool John Moores University

London Metropolitan University

London South Bank University

Loughborough University

Manchester Metropolitan University

Northumbria University

Plymouth Marjon University

Sheffield Hallem University

Solent University

St Mary's University

Swansea University

Teesside University

Ulster University

University Academy 92 Manchester (UA92)

University of Hertfordshire

University of Huddersfield

University of Kent

University of Surrey

University of West of Scotland

Winchester University

York St. John University